Longwell Green Sports F.C.
Full name | Longwell Green Sports Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Green or "Sports" | ||
Founded | 1966 | ||
Ground | Longwell Green Community Stadium, Longwell Green | ||
Capacity | 1,000 (75 seated) | ||
Chairman | John Gibbs | ||
Manager | Ali Biggs | ||
League | Western League Premier Division | ||
2015–16 | Western League Premier Division, 18th | ||
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Longwell Green Sports F.C. is a football club based in the South Gloucestershire suburb of Longwell Green, in England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at the Longwell Green Community Stadium. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
Their home ground is located at Longwell Green Community Centre, Shellards Road, Longwell Green.
Club history
The club was formed by workers from Longwell Green Coachworks, whose name was adopted for the team in 1966 after the great upsurge of interest in football following England's World Cup success against West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley. The team, then known as Longwell Green Sports FC, started in the old regional Bristol Saturday League and then moved to the Bristol and District League in the mid-1970s gaining promotion at regular intervals until winning their first major championship in 1983 when lifting the Division Four crown.
References
External links
- Longwell Green Sports FC -Official Website
- Longwell Green Sports Juniors FC Club -Official Website
- Report and video on Longwell Green vs Bristol Manor Farm FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round August 2011
Coordinates: 51°26′17.20″N 2°29′27.08″W / 51.4381111°N 2.4908556°W